Fostering Success for Black-Owned Businesses

In celebration of Black Business Month, MEDC is highlighting the growth opportunities, initiatives and recent success stories for Black-owned businesses in Michigan

Meet the 30+ Companies Announcing a Combined $11.8 Billion in Michigan so Far This Year

Michigan has strategically positioned itself to attract significant corporate investment in the first half of 2022 – and is aligned statewide to welcome more.

Is Your Michigan Business Export Ready? A Conversation with the Michigan Small Business Development Center

Alyssa Tracey, director of the MEDC International Trade program, speaks with Josh Billington, Assistant State Director of Strategic Innovation operations with the Michigan Small Business Development Center, on how small businesses can gain success by expanding to global markets.

Tools of the Trade: Michigan Helps Companies Go International

Resources from the MEDC’s International Trade Program are providing Michigan’s companies with growth opportunities across the globe

LG Energy Solution and Michigan: Leading the Battery EVolution

Latest LG Energy Solution expansion in Holland further bolsters its relationship with Michigan as leaders in battery production

Michigan mobility and innovation companies find global opportunities during trade mission to Dubai, UAE

Michigan’s North Coast: The epicenter of live, work, play

A Conversation on Creating Equitable Opportunities for All Michiganders

Michigan’s rich culture and ethnic diversity help to create a more equitable and resilient economy while supporting communities of color. Aileen Cohen, MEDC’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, talks with LeTasha Peebles from MEDC’s Entrepreneurship & Innovation team about how prioritizing support for Black-owned, women-owned and minority-owned businesses, and expanding economic opportunity for women and entrepreneurs of color, can help to drive economic growth and prosperity across all of Michigan.

Michigan’s East Coast: Where business goes to grow

Building a Championship Economy: A Conversation with Quentin L. Messer Jr.

We recently caught up with MEDC CEO Quentin Messer, Jr. to discuss the long-term impact of transformational projects like General Motors’ historic investment in Michigan, and how new opportunities on the horizon will help to build a ‘Championship Economy’ for Michigan.